jay carney had this explanation when he was questioned by jim acosta. listen to this. >> so if the president could go back, he would use the same words again? >> well, the president, as awesomely powerful as the office is, can't go back in time. >> what do you make of this? >> look, this is painful stuff, obviously the president was overly broad in his assurances. >> did he know he was not telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> if you look at the way the law was written, there were guarantees in the law to prevent this outcome. you look at the regs, it gets iffy. if you look at what the insurance companies are doing, he was obviously wrong. >> there are people saying give it a little clause in there, if you like your health care plan, you probably can keep it but that doesn't have the ring to it, you can keep it. >> listen, he was overly broad in his assurance. i think democrats look kind of foolish when we get out here and try to twist the words. i think at the end of the day, though, what he was trying -- the point he was try